Breaking down the possible Big 12 football tiebreaker scenarios

Tiebreaker: Kansas State has the tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head win over the Sooners.

Three-way ties

Result: Kansas State, Oklahoma and Texas tie at 7-2.

Tiebreaker: All three teams would have 1-1 records against one another. Under Big 12 rules, the next step would be to compare the records of the three teams’ games against the next highest teams in the conference standings, which have yet to be determined.

Result: Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas tie at 7-2.

Tiebreaker: Texas would be champion with a 2-0 record among the three teams.

Four-way tie

Result: Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas tie at 7-2.

Tiebreaker: Oklahoma and Oklahoma State would be 1-2 in games among the four teams dropped from consideration, while Kansas State and Texas would be 2-1. Texas would win the tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head victory over K-State.